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| Date: | Saturday 18 April 1987 |
| Time: | 15:25 |
| Type: |  Pitts S1-E |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-XII |
| MSN: | V70 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bendigo Airport (YBDG), Bendigo, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YBDG |
| YBDG | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At the conclusion of an aerobatic sequence, the pilot positioned the aircraft for a landing on the grass flight strip. At the time, there was a crosswind of about 8 knots with occasional gusts. Towards the end of the landing roll the aircraft ground-looped and the left main gear collapsed. The pilot stated that he did not believe the aircraft could ground loop at such a slow speed and was therefore not ready when the aircraft weathercocked. He did not attempt to apply full power, which is the recommended procedure in this aircraft, to correct such a swing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1987/aair/aair198701433/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/32251/aair198701433.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 November 1987 | VH-XII | 0 | Whitstock Field, VIC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2018 08:01 | Pineapple | Added |
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